CHEMISTRY SS2 FIRST TERM

1. Chemistry can be applied in the following fields EXCEPT

(A) Agriculture (B) Oil and gas (C) Politics (D) Metallurgy

2. Separation of mixtures of solids with various sizes can be done

(A) Magnetic separation (B) Coarsing (C) Sublimation (D) Sieving

3. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

(A) Dissolution of salt in water (B) Rusting of iron

(C) Melting of ice (D) Separating of mixture by distillation

4. These are basic particles from which matter could be made EXCEPT

(A) Salt (B) Atoms (C) Ions (D) Molecules

5. A molecule of neon is _____________

(A) Diatomic (B) Ionic (C) Triatomic (D) Monoatomic

6. Which of these requires crystallization most?

(A) Drug making (B) Cement making (C) Paint making (D) Perfume making

7. Which one is the odd-one out?

(A) Air (B) Urine (C) Brass (D) Sand

8. Chemical hypothesis is different from chemical law that

(A) Hypothesis is not reasonable explanation to observation made while law is reasonable

(B) Hypothesis is a reasonable explanation to observations while law is a statement from a

scientist

(C) Hypothesis is a reasonable explanation to observations while law is a statement which

confirms the hypothesis after extensive tests

(D) None of the above

9. Separating funnel is used for separating a mixture of_______

(A) Liquids with different boiling points (B) Liquids with sediment

(C) Liquids with different colour (D) Liquids that are immiscible

10. The simplest unit of water that retains its properties is called?

(A) an atom (B) An element (C) An hydroxide (D) A molecule

11. Of the basic particles that make up an atom, the one with the smallest mass is____?

(A) A proton (B) A neutron (C) A nano (D) An electron

12. The atomic mass of an element is mostly due to the mass of______

(A) Electrons and protons (B) Electrons and neutrons

(C) Protons and neutrons (D)Positions and neutrons

13. One of the following is NOT a branch of chemistry__________

(A) Analytical chemistry (B) Medicinal chemistry

(C) Organic Chemistry (D) Hybrid chemistry

14. One of these professions has no need for chemistry_________

(A) Mining (B) Engineering (C) Philosophy (D) Geology

15. How many molecules are there in 1 mole of chlorine molecules?

(A) 35.5 molecules (B) 6.02 x 10-23 molecules

(C) 17.0 molecules (D) 6.02 x 1023 molecules

16. A heterogeneous mixture can be defined as any mixture_______

(A) Whose compositions combine to produce a uniform substance

(B) Whose compositions combine to produce a non-uniform substance

(C) Formed by solids and liquids

(D) Of a solute and a solvent

17. Atomicity of Ozone is_____

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

18. The relative molecular mass of Lead (ii) trioxonitrate (v) is_________? (Pb = 207, N =
14, O = 16)

(A) 170 (B) 222 (C) 232 (D) 132

19. The percentage of oxygen in sulphur(iv) oxide is______ (S = 32, O=16)

(A) 5% (B) 50% (C) 500% (D) 25%

20. The empirical formula of C6H6 is_____

(A) CH (B) C3H3 (C) C6H6 (D) 3CH

21. Which of the following techniques can be used to obtained ethanol from a mixture of
ethanol and water?
(A) Boiling (B) Chromatograph
(C) Crystallization (D) Distillation
22. What is the relationship between empirical formula and molecular formula?
(A) Empirical formula = Molecular formula
(B) Empirical formula = n x molecular formula (n=1,2,3…)
(C) Molecular formula = n x Empirical formula (n = 1, 2,3…)
(D) Molecular formula x Empirical formula = 1
23. Based on the IUPAC way of representing symbols, the symbol for Iron is____

(A) He (B) Ir (C) Ion (D) Fe

24. Calculate the percentage by mass of Lead in 1 mole of Pb (NO3)2 (Pb = 207; N = 14, 0 =
16)

(A) 76.9% (B) 62.5% (C) 77.5% (D) 87.3%

25. How many moles of magnesium atoms are present in 0.80g of magnesium? (Mg = 24)

(A) 0.003mole (B) 0.30mole (C) 0.33mole (D)0.03mole

26. Modern standard element with which chemists define relative atomic mass is_____

(A) 12C (B) 13C (C) 3H (D) 14C

27. Which of the following are mixtures? (i) Petroleum (ii) Rubber latex (iii) Vulcanizers
solution (iv) carbon (ii) sulphur

(A) i, ii and iii (B) i, ii and iv (C) i and iii only (D) i and iv

28. Which of the following substances is NOT a homogenous mixture?

(A) Filtered seawater (B) Soft drink (C) Flood water (D) writing ink

29. Fractional crystallization is a method of separating

(A) Crude oil (B) Liquid-liquid mixture

(C) coal (D) solids of different solubilities in a liquid

30. There are three main states of matter; liquid, solid, and gas. All have different properties.
Which statement describes the physical state of a solid but not a liquid or gas?

(A) It has its own shape (B) It does not have its own shape

(C) It takes the shape of its container (D) It changes shape with temperature

31. Which of the following is a property of both liquids and gases, but not solids?

(A) Can flow (B) Can be compressed

 (C) Has a definite shape (D) Has a definite texture

32. Chemical symbol represents_______

(A) Chemical formula (B)Molecular formula

(C) Structural formula (D) Atomic formula

33. A modern model of an atom show that electrons are present outside the nucleus in region
of highest________

(A) Probability (B) Velocity (C) Speed (D) Energy level

34. Smaller particles in an atom are called__________

(A) Atomic particles (B) Subatomic particles

(C) Smaller particles (D) Neutral particles

35. At room temperature, helium does Not have a definite shape or volume. Which state is it
in?

(A) Gas (B)Solid (C) Water (D) Liquid

36. Which property determines whether one substance will sink or float in another substance?

(A) Texture (B) Density (C) Volume (D) Temperature

37. The water supply system in your town is contaminated with salt water. Drinking water
can be obtained from the contaminated water by_________

(A) Filtration Evaporation (C) Crystallization (D) Distillation

36. Which of the following methods would you recommend to recover Iron pieces from a
garbage dump containing dry leaves, papers and broken glass?

(A) Burning of leaves and paper (B) Filtration

(C) Hand picking of iron pieces (D) Magnetic separation

37. The criteria to verify the purity of a solid substance are

I. Boiling point Melting paint III. Density IV. Refractive Index

(A) I, II (B) II, III (C) I, II, III (D) I, IV

38. Valency is the combining power of an element. The valency of Nitrogen is______

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C)3 (D) 2 or 3

39. What is the mass in grammes of 0.50mole of oxygen atoms? (O= 16)

(A) 0.50g (B) 2.0g (C) 5.0g (D) 8.0g

40. The mass spectrometer is used to measure_______
(A) The number of protons in the nucleus of atom
(B) The number of electrons in an atom
(C) The relative molecular mass of an atom
(D) Quantity of mass

THEORY
PART 1 ANSWER TWO (2) questions in this section.
(NB: All questions carry equal marks)

(1) (b) Determine the oxidation number of

(i) Manganese in MnO4-
(ii) Chromium in Cr2O72-
(iii) Chlorine in ClO3-
(iv) Sulphur in S2O32- [4marks]
2) (a) Define oxidation in terms with one example, each to buttress your answer
(i) addition/removal of oxygen.
(ii) electron transfer. [2marks]
(b) (b) Calculate the mole of 0.256g of potassium hydroxide, KOH.
(K = 39, O = 16, H = 1) [2 marks]

(3) (a) Calculate the mass of solute in 500cm3 of 0.005 moldm-3 H2SO4 [2 marks]

(b) (a) calculate the percentage by mass of copper in Copper(II)tetraoxosulphate(VI)

(Cu = 63.5, CuSO4 = 159.5)
(4) In an experiment, it was shown that 15.0cm3of a dibasic acid neutralized 20.0cm3of
aqueous sodium hydroxide, 1.00 mol/ dm3. Calculate the concentration (molarity) of the
aci(D)[4marks]

PART 2 ANSWER ALL questions in this section

(5) (a)Mention two indicators used in quantitative analysis. [2marks]

(b) State the periodic law [2marks]

(c) List 2 trends in the periodic table and explain 1 (one) [4 marks]

(6) Define the following terms:

(a) Mole
(b) Filtration [2 marks]

(7) (a) What is a redox reaction ? [2 marks]

(b) Identify which of the following reaction equations are redox.
I. 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl
II. AgCl + 2NH3 → [Ag(NH3)2]Cl
III. C2H2 + H2 → C2H4
IV. HCl + KOH → KCl + H2O
V. 2FeCl3 + 2KI → 2FeCl2 + 2KCl + I2 [3 marks]
(c) Give a reason for each of the answers in 3(b). [3 marks]